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Organizations are often concerned that their employees have too much to do in too little time. However, the opposite situation—idle time—is rarely given attention. The term idle time is used to describe segments of time at work in which employees are involuntarily unable to proceed with their work tasks. This can be due to slow periods…

Investing in Your Employees Is the Smartest Business Decision You Can Make Richard Branson put it best: Customers come second, employees first. It’s a philosophy that brings unexpected benefits to both the company and its clients. It’s one of those things that we all knew, but didn’t quite have enough data to paint a picture…

Corporations whose employees are engaged perform better than companies whose employees are not by over 200%. When employees are engaged at work, they feel a connection with the company. They believe that the work they’re doing is important and therefore work harder. According to Gallup, the lack of employee engagement costs American businesses anywhere from…

For years, employers have despaired over Gallup’s dismal engagement data. The organization’s 2017 “State of the Global Workplace” report revealed that a whopping 85 percent of employees aren’t engaged — or are actively disengaged. The cost to businesses? A cool $7 trillion in lost productivity each year. In response, employers have thrown perks and various…

Since the financial meltdown of 2008 and the recession that followed, the American workforce has struggled to adapt to an uncertain economic climate. Sluggish growth, persistently high unemployment, and sharp spending cuts by businesses and consumers alike have taken a toll. Though the state of the U.S. economy has changed substantially, the state of its…

10% of employees in Western Europe are engaged. WESTERN Europe is one of the most socially and economically developed regions in the world, but many of its countries have endured financial and political turmoil over the last decade. Debt crises in several nations have forced more solvent EU countries to bail out those on the…

An alarmingly small minority of just 15% of employees worldwide feel engaged in their work. Leading analytics and performance management consultancy Gallup estimates the global costs of unproductivity at a staggering $7 trillion and advises firms on how best to reclaim lost profit. Employee engagement and workplace productivity are inextricably linked. Studies repeatedly confirm that…

This is because as technology and innovation improves, some employees take advantage of the additional time saved to slow down. In the world of work, some recent studies have had some surprising findings regarding ‘idle time’. For example, a University of Melbourne study found that blocking employees’ social media access to encourage harder and more…

When it comes to working remotely, there’s typically one concern that plagues employers and employees alike: will you still get as much done? How do you measure productivity? Here’s the short answer: yes. In fact, plenty of studies show that remote workers actually get far more done than their in-office counterparts. But for companies who employ remote…